Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-25
GLADSTONE'S HARD RAPS.
URGENCY FOR COERCION VEHE-
MENTIIY DENIED.

of the speeches Already Evident.
LONDON, March 2f.-In the House OF
Commons this evening the debate on the
motion for urgency for the coercion bill
WAS resumed by Mr.. Gladstone. He re-
ferrod to the unprecedented position OF
the house. which had already sat two
months, during which, he said, its
independent initiative had been sup
pressed. Even now the Conserva-
uves exulted over the prospect of
passing motion forcing the House to an
absolute surrender Of it's whole time until
bill of an extremely severe character
had been carried. The House was threat
enened with frequent application of
closure II debates were protracted. NO
greater calamity could befall the House
than this sort of pressure. IL would sap
the authority Of the Chair and bring the
procedure rules into disrepute..
THE WORST FOR MANY YEARS.
He had seen moro parliamentary life
than any other man in the House, but he
never knew OF SO grave state OF affairs.
1t was due to au extreme abuse Of power
by the majority. which, If persisted in,
would leave behind agsense Of intolerabie
| wrong. The yoke thus put on the neck
OF the House would not be borne patient
iy. The position of affairs now was very
different from that when the coercion bill
of 1881 was passed. There were no pa
pers before the House now, nor was there
any indication OF the nature OF the pro.
posed government measure.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS.
Heretofore, in asking special lepIsla-
tion for dealing with crime in Ireland,
the Ministers had tried to show that ter
rible prevalence OF crime threatened So
cial order w as that the case now! No.
The House had been told that the
number of agrarian oflenees prior to the
passage OF Mr.. FOreter's coercion act eX.
ceeded the highest number since. The
crime then, however, was OF different
character from that which the government
now sought to check. The present crime
consisted In combining to obtain Teduc-
ton of rent. Irish cheers Even the
evidence which the government put be-
fore the House showed that this crime
was restricted to demands for just abate-
ments OF rent.
THE IRISH PROTEST.
Never had any former coercion act been
resisted by a majority OF the members
from Ireland. Cheers Now there was
a protest against coercion from an over
wheIming majority of the Irish members.
Cheers. Had the government any just
claim Tor demanding coercion or
urgency for a new repressive meas
ure? After appointing a commission
to examine on the spot the next ques-
ton and the evils arising from the land
laws, the government now puts aside
the recon mendation of the commission
and asks Parliament for increased power
to make laws still more offensive to the
general sense of the people. irish
cheersl. Gen. Buffers evidence
proved that the tenants not paying
that fDpfa
was no general movement against the
payment of rents, but only combined
effort to obtain fair rents. The Irish
people we're apt to follow the example
constantly set by others and see what
they could make out of exclusive dealing.
Cheers The government said that
contracts should not be broken.
BALFoUR's PROPOSAL.
Yet Mr.. Baltour, while preaching the
doctrine OF sanctity OF contracts, WAS 60
ing to introduce bill breaking lease
hold contracts adjusted under the land
act of 1881, just as judicial rents were.
1t was not to vindicate the sanctity OF
contracts nor to repress widespread
outbreak of crime that the
government now demanded
coercion for ireland, OF whatever ma
ture the government measure should turn
out to be it was the duty OF the Liberals
now, whether in minority or in a ma
iority, to refuse urgency. He trusted
that the people Of England would see the
Liberals united in opposing this Ill
omened measure, and that the LIB
eral members would ring out voices
OF Justice and reason against the govern
meat which, after eighty-six years OF
: experience, were preparing, under the
name Of "A statute OF Parliament, to strike
a fresh blow at the life and happiness OF
Ireland, and at the prosperity, content
ment and unity of the empire. Cheers.
EFFECT OF THE SPEECHES.
MIR. ParnelPs and Mr. Gladstone's de.
nuuciations OF the use Of closure to cur
tail the debates on the urgency motlon
and coercion bill forced the government
, 10 reconsider the subject. The Ministry
decided tO permit prolOngation OF the dis
, cussion, but will insist that the
r House forego It's Easter vaca-
, ton unless the coercion bill
be passed before the holidays. 4 section
OF the Gladst0nian party is discOntented
with Mr.. GIadstonc's half-veil ledspproval
I | of tho plan OF campaign. The English
home rulers and Parnelites are delighted
with MIR. Gladstone's speech.
Mr.. Balfour, in introducing the coer-
cion bill, will respond to Mr.. Gladstone s
= | challenge to the government to state
what crime exists that justiGes the
adoption OF the measure. The Dublin
= | executive mas pTepdTeu bthIeuCut
, which is designed 20 assist Mr.. Balfour
, In proving that the plan OF cam
. paign is now being directed against
! tradesmen who are creditors oI
farmers belonging TO the National League.
The Parneilites will maintain that the
plan is strictly confined to arrangements
respecting rent.
} In response to a circular asking their
, views on the subject, the Irish Wesleyan
r ministers, with six exceptions, have
, replied that they are opposed TO home
rule.
BITTER ATTACK.
DUBLIN, March 24.-United Ireland
Mr.. ParnelPs organ) publishes bitter
attack on Mr.. BRlfour, Chief Secretary
: for Ireland. 1t calls him "Bloody Bal
four with a tigers heart wrapped in a
, woman's hide," aud says: "He has entered
lightly into a struggle with the Catholic
Church. In such struggles the proudest
despots have been humbled into the dust.
Prince Bismarck, swaying the destInies
OF Europe In his whole career. but once
learned the bitterness OF defeat, and that
was when he laid his hand on the church,
, which resents sacrilegious handling OF the
sacred privileges OF the priesthood"
, tighty-fivc Miners tsntombed.
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